Geolocation Module

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This guide is specific to Web SDK 2.0. If you are still using 1.x, you can find documentation here. Contact your Incode Representative for upgrade information and check if you are a candidate for this upgrade.

Full rollout to all clients still TBD.

The Geolocation module captures the user's coordinates via the browser's geolocation API and submits them to the backend. Useful for jurisdictional rules and fraud signals.

Follows a backend-process pattern variant with a permission step. Requires a user gesture before the browser will prompt for permission.

Tag

<incode-geolocation> is a standard Web Component. Importing the UI subpath registers the custom element; importing the CSS applies the module's styles.

import '@incodetech/web/geolocation';
import '@incodetech/web/geolocation/styles.css';

Properties

Property Type Required Description
config GeolocationConfig Configuration options
onFinish () => void Called when location is captured (or skipped)
onError (error: string) => void Called when an error occurs

Configuration

TypeScript

type GeolocationConfig = {
  allowUserToSkipGeolocation?: boolean;
};
Option Type Required Description
allowUserToSkipGeolocation boolean When true, a Skip button is shown on the permission-denied screen. Default false. Backend-driven via flow config.

State machine

GeolocationState is a discriminated union over status:

Status Description
idle Initial state.
requestingLocation Browser permission prompt visible / location lookup in progress.
locationAcquired Got coordinates; transitioning to submit.
permissionDenied User denied permission. Show retry instructions or Skip (if enabled).
submitting Sending coordinates to the backend.
finished Terminal.